October 2014

Saunas first came into existence in Finland, around 2000 years ago. The tradition of the sauna has continued to this day. Currently, Finland has five million citizens, and more than two million saunas. That’s an average of one sauna for every household. Saunas are considered a necessity in Finland, rather than the luxury they are seen as elsewhere in the world. There’s even a sauna in the Finnish Parliament! The traditional sauna is made of wood, and heated with rocks.Read More

The first work I encountered of Jaeda DeWalt was one of her self-portraits with mannequin figures. The plastic look of the figures is softened by the usage of light and shades of grey. In this black & white photo the human body is almost equal to the mannequins surrounding it. It’s the same with the pose of Jaeda, it makes the human and plastic body’s blend together as a group of equals. The main difference is the anonymity of theRead More

The concern about safe sex has resulted in a revival of monogamy. But there is no turning back the clock. Sex is out of the closet since the free love days of the sixties. The problem with monogamy has always been boredom. The initial passion drops off pretty rapidly in a typical relationship, but not the lust of sexual desire. Eventually, the right (or wrong) set of circumstances come together and you have infidelity. It’s not that people are bad,Read More